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    Multiversity Seminar Reveals the Hidden History of Qatar

    Qatar’s rich religious heritage is the subject of a unique multiversity seminar offered jointly by GU-Q and Northwestern Qatar titled “Metaphysics in the Desert and City, Comparative Mysticism in an…

  • Publications

    Book Launch Highlights New Multiversity Research on Football’s Outsized Impact in the Middle East 

    The Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) at GU-Q invited the Qatari public to learn about the fascinating history of football in Qatar and the region at a book…

  • Students

    Student edtech startup offers academic success in STEM and English

    A new educational startup supported by Qatar Foundation’s Qatar Science and Technology Park and founded by two Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) students called Muallemi recently concluded its first pilot…

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    Unconventional Class With Georgetown Professor Attracts Qatari Students

    To bring the study of Qatari culture, history, and society to life, Dr. Rogaia Abusharaf, a professor of anthropology at QF partner Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q), developed a course…

  • Faculty

    Football Has Had a Dramatic Impact on Life in the Middle East Finds Georgetown Scholars

    A new book by QF partner Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) titled Football in the Middle East: State, Society, and the Beautiful Game (Oxford University Press/Hurst, 2022) provides groundbreaking analysis…

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    Two Georgetown Students Win QAR 25,000 in QBIC Hackathon

    Innovative start-ups that use artificial intelligence to enhance medical training and gamification to target an untapped market of sport fans in Qatar won two students at Georgetown University in Qatar…

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    Georgetown Scholar Publishes First Academic Analysis of Qatar and the World Cup

    As excitement builds for the start of the Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022, a new book titled  “Qatar and the 2022 FIFA World Cup: Politics, Controversy, Change” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022)…

  • Faculty

    Connections between Muslim World Diplomacy, Civil Rights, and the History of Jazz Explored in Book from GU-Q Scholar

    The surprising role of diplomacy from the Muslim World in the history of American jazz music and the desegregation of Washington, DC, is just one of the fascinating stories in“DC…

  • Students

    Georgetown Students Apply Global Perspectives to Find Global Solutions at PRODUCT X Multiversity Bootcamp

    Taking part in a first-of-its-kind multiversity initiative at Education City (EC), liberal arts students at Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) leveraged their unique global perspectives and problem solving skills to…

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    Cross Cultural Connections Between US and Qatar the feature of CIRS Lunch Talk 

    A recent Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) Lunch Talk titled “Reflections Beyond the Qatar-USA 2021 Year of Culture” featured guest speaker Fatima Al-Dosari, Executive Director of the Qatar…